Anyone here move from b4 to deal team PE? Looking on guidance how you did. My younger sibling wants to make the move and my only experience is from banking and getting lit up by headhunters

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I did - what kind of work do they do? If they're not in their firm's M&A practice in some form, I don't see it happening unless you have an uncle/cousin/neighbor who runs a PE firm.

It's a matter of networking and luck - I happened to have a professional connection who was starting a fund and I was able to talk my way into a job, but I had highly relevant transaction experience in their target sectors.

It is not impossible to make the transition directly from B4 but if they are truly 100% serious about PE, they should go do a stint in banking. Even though I think any smart person can do the job, I now understand why firms only hire from banking - that would be my recommended path

Can you explain (maybe via some examples) of what you mean by, “…I now understand why firms only hire from banking”?

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